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255607 2nd Lt. Arthur Barker 150th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery from:19 Burnett Avenue, Bradford, West Yorkshire (d.20th Dec 1918) Arthur Barker was a talented Classical Scholar who went to Corpus Christi, Oxford, following Bradford Grammar School. In 1915 he became a Schoolmaster at Llandovery and attested in December, he was mobilized as a driver RFA in June 1917, then trained for a commission and was Gazetted May 1918. He went to France on the 7th of September 1918, served with 150th Heavy Battery RGA for the last weeks of the war, then went to Cologne with the Occupation Army.He was wounded when, as Officer of the Guard, he was accidentally shot by the discharge of a rifle which had a faulty safety catch. He was taken to 64th Casualty Clearing Station where he died on 20th December. He was buried in the Southern Cemetery, Cologne, Germany. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**